Metroid Goes Live-Action in Latest Trailer

Metroid, one of Nintendo’s most storied franchises, makes its return to the console on August 31 with Metroid: Other M and in the last week they’ve released two trailers that are the complete opposite of what Nintendo normally does. First, Samus speaks and, second, Samus is one HOPA in her skintight Zero Suit. We applaud [...]

Samus Aran Gets Autobiographical in New Metroid: Other M Trailer

Metroid: Other M‘s being hatched between Nintendo’s internal development team and the Team Ninja studio, who are best known for the Ninja Gaiden games on the Xbox platform. I saw and played the new title at GDC, where I learned that series heroine Samus Aran would be speaking in a game for the first time.

Jimmy Fallon Talks About Late Night’s Video Game Week

Like lots of gamers over the years, Jimmy Fallon couldn’t get to E3. He’s got a job he can’t get away from so he just had to kind of watch from afar. But, of course the SNL alum isn’t just any gamer. He’s got his own late-night TV show and, when he couldn’t make it [...]

The Techland Interview: Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime

While at GDC, Techland was lucky enough to get a one-on-one interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America. As we talked about his take on the threat of Playstation Move, Reggie showed off a little bit of the swagger that’s made him a sometime-controversial figure in the games business. We also discussed why [...]

GDC 2010: Hands-On with Metroid: Other M

Even if she was just a bunch of crude pixels when she debuted in Metroid, Samus Aran’s gone on to become of gaming’s most iconic characters. She was one of the medium’s first female personas and has starred in some of the best action titles in every generation of game hardware. Her newest adventure reveals [...]